Table 5: Domestic Airline Travel in August,,, ,Aug 2004,Aug 2005,Change Passengers,"57,793,104","59,035,403",2.1% Flights,"898,613","894,460",-0.5% Revenue Passenger Miles(000),"51,237,919","52,460,501",2.4% Available Seat Miles(000),"65,076,157","65,336,267",0.4% Load Factor,78.7,80.3,1.6 points Flight Stage Length*,591,602,1.9% Passenger Trip Length**,887,889,0.2% " Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market and Segment",,, * The average non-stop distance flown per departure in miles,,, ** The average distance flown per passenger in miles,,,